Bremont watches stolen from brand’s Basel party

English watch brand Bremont has fallen victim to thieves at BaselWorld, with 14 timepieces stolen during a launch party for the brand’s new Victory watch, a limited edition timepiece made using parts of HMS Victory.

The 14 timepieces were stolen on March 8 during an evening event held at Bremont’s suite in the Swissotel Le Plaza opposite Hall 1 at Basel Messe. The items are said to have been on show near the entrance and exit to Bremont’s suite.

Though the watches are not thought to be new BaselWorld launches some are said to have been watches owned and worn by Bremont founders Giles and Nick English.

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A post on Bremont fan forum Alt1tude said: “During the cocktail party launch of the Victory watch a number of Bremont watches were stolen. Whilst these were not any of the new collection it did include some older pieces and a couple of personal watches owned by the guys.

"Bremont are doing everything possible to phone, email and tweet to see if the culprits can be caught, so if you see any come up for sale minus boxes do let Bremont know so they can check it out.”

Bremont tweeted a security alert to their main followers on Twitter on March 9 stating that a number of watches had been stolen, encouraging followers to get in touch if they witnessed the incident.